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The Witcher: Pedigree Origin adds 10 new cast members including Lenny Henry

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The Witcher: Blood Origin is filling out its cast, with Netflix announcing 10 new additions to The Witcher prequel series.

Mirren Mack (Sex Education) will play Merwyn, while Sir Lenny Patrick Henry, who's also set to appear in Amazon's upcoming Lord of the Rings Television read, volition play Balor. Jacob Collins-Levy (The White Princess) is playing Eredin, newcomer Lizzie Annis is Zacaré, and Huw Novelli (The Entrance) will trifle Callan "Chum Decease".

Francesca Mills (Harlots) is playing Meldof, newcomer Amy Murray is Fenrik, and Nathaniel Curtis, who recently appeared in the BBC/HBO series Information technology's a Sin, is Brían. Meanwhile, Zach Wyatt (Urban Myths) wish take on the role of Syndril and Black Books star and God Almighty Dylan Moran is playing Uthrok One-Nut. They join current cast members Laurence O'Fuarain, Sophia Brown, and Michelle Yeoh.

Break a Witcher welcome nowadays to the cast and bunch joining The Witcher: Blood Origin. ⚔️August 16, 2021

Set 1,200 years in front the events of the original The Witcher series, the six-part prequel testament Tell the story of the for the first time prototype Witcher and the events that LED to the worlds of monsters, men, and elves merging to become one.

Declan Diamond State Barra will act showrunner, while The Witcher helmer Lauren Schmidt Hissrich is executive director producing. Andrzej Sapkowski, the author of the Holy Scripture series on which the show (and a series of video games) is based, volition wait on as creative advisor.

Meanwhile, The Witcher season 2 is coming soon, with eight new episodes coming to Netflix on December 17. And that's not all, either – another prequel, this time in the form of an animated movie titled The Witcher: Nightmare of the Wolf, is existence free on August 23.

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